This is our regular survey of archives
and other repositories with information for historians and others.
Many of these are new deposits not yet processed, but we also include
collections that were accessioned years ago but not previously reported
here. Please contact the repository for information on restrictions
to access.

All the information here is entered in our online International
Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences. PLEASE
NOTE: sometimes more information on a collection is given online than
is printed here. Visit /history/icos.

Additions to the papers of Sir Mark Oliphant, 1901-2000. Director,
Research School of Physical Sciences, Australian National University (ANU),
Canberra, (1950-1963); professor, Australian National University (1964-1967);
and Governor of South Australia (1971-1976). Collection includes correspondence,
speeches, articles, personal documents, and working papers, photographs,
newspaper cuttings, awards and degree certificates of Sir Mark Oliphant,
and copies of papers by other scientists and academics; also notebooks,
reprints and correspondence of Lord Rutherford and articles about him
collected by Oliphant. Also includes records relating to Oliphant's period
at Cambridge and his war-time work on radar, but principally documents
his career as Director of the School of Physical Sciences, A.N.U. (1950-1963),
as Governor of South Australia (1971-1976) and subsequent to his retirement
from public office. Additional papers were donated after Sir Mark's death
which comprised correspondence, speeches and addresses, largely dating
from 1984 but also including some earlier material retained by Sir Mark
after depositing the original collection (1927-1983). Some files or items
from Series 2 and Series 3 have been restricted. Contact repository for
further information. Access will be provided to all records except those
specifically closed or restricted on approval of an application on the
prescribed form. Some items may be supplied only as copies, in order to
protect the originals. Contact repository for further information. Ca.
15 meters.

Correspondence of Anders Severin Donner, 1854-1938. Professor
of astronomy and director, University of Helsinki Observatory, 1883-1915.
He initiated and led the Helsinki participation in the international "Carte
du Ciel" program. The photographic work for the Helsinki zone of
the catalog was started in 1890, and the last volume of the catalog was
printed in 1937. The Helsinki catalog includes exact magnitudes and coordinates
for about 285,000 stars. Contains: A. Letters; B. Carte du Ciel program,
Helsinki University Observatory; C. Very many correspondents, predominantly
well-known astronomers (J.C. Kapteyn, Elis Strömgren, etc.). 1879-1931.
Available for researchers by prior arrangement with the librarian. 10
boxes (ca. 2500 letters).

Records of the Observatory of Nice. Archives include observations
notebooks (14 lin. m.) and meteorological observations, card files for
a star catalog, calculations, photographs, drawings and architectural
plans, administrative files, and a variety of miscellaneous materials.
The Observatoire de Nice was founded in 1881 by Raphaël Bischoffsheim;
observations began in 1884 with a 38 cm lens, the world's largest at the
time. In 1906 the Observatory was annexed to the University of Paris.
Directors included Joseph Perrotin (1845-1904, director 1884-1904), Léon
Bassot (1841-1917, director 1904-1917), Gaston Fayet (1874-1967, director
1917-1962), and Jean-Claude Pecker (1923- ). In 1988 the Observatory was
joined with the nearby Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches Géodynamiques
et Astrophysiques (founded 1974) and the Observatoire Mont-Gros in Nice,
forming the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur. Ca. 1845-1974. Mostly
uncataloged.

Files of Carlo Rubbia, Director-General of CERN, 1989-1993. The
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) was established in Geneva,
Switzerland in 1954 to coordinate and perform research on fundamental
particles. Carlo Rubbia, an Italian physicist, was a senior physicist
at CERN from 1961, and was Director-General from 1989-1993. In 1984 he
was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics, together with Simon van der Meer,
for the work he had done as Head of the UA1 Collaboration. From 1970-1988
he spent one semester per year at Harvard University as Higgins Professor
of Physics. Documents represent the filing system of Carlo Rubbia during
his period as Director-General of CERN. During his tenure, the inauguration
of LEP (Large Electron Positron) Collider took place; the four LEP experiments
(ALEPH, DELPHI, L3 and OPAL) gave their first important scientific results;
and development of the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) Project continued.
The papers include: correspondence, meetings of Directorate, Management
Board, official visits, interviews for the CERN post, inaugurations of
LEP and Microcosm, Seminars, Conferences, Committees of LHC, ECFA, ICFA,
SPSC, notes of meetings. 1980-1993. Users must contact the Archivist to
gain access to the CERN archives. 56 lin. meters. (504 Boxes).

Papers of Ernest Ising, 1900-1998. Physicist (solid state physics,
ferromagnetism). Born in Cologne, Germany, Ernst Ising received his Doctorate
of Natural Sciences from the University of Hamburg in 1924. His thesis
proposed what became known as the Ising Model, a ground-breaking theory
explaining transitions from one phase to another, specifically applied
to ferromagnetism. Ising was Jewish but his wife was not. He curtailed
his career and was persecuted with the rise of National Socialism, while
his wife saved him from the camps. After emigrating to the United States
in 1947, Ernst Ising developed a reputation as an exemplary teacher and
concentrated his efforts in that area rather than in research. Professor,
Bradley University from 1948. Includes newspaper clippings, correspondence,
photographs, and offprints. 1915-1998. 3 lin. ft.

Records of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Office of the Director.
Includes: Universities Research Association (URA) Council of Presidents
Minutes (1965-1980); URA By-laws and membership lists; general correspondence,
Council of Presidents and Board of Trustees meetings and Visiting Committee
Reports, 1980-1995; DOE Reviews, 1987-1995; High Energy Physics Advisory
Panel meeting minutes, correspondence and reports, 1977-1995; correspondence
and documents relating to the International Committee on Future Accelerators
(ICFA), 1970-1995; SAG minutes, 1978-1990; documents and correspondence
of John Peoples; awards, colloquia. Correspondents include the National
Academy of Sciences, National Science Foundation, State of Illinois, other
Dept. of Energy Laboratories, American Physical Society. 1965-1999. Contact
repository for information on access. 22.5 lin. ft. (55 boxes).

Records of Peter Limon, SSC Central Design Group. Peter Limon
was with the SSC Central Design Group at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory,
also in Dallas, and then back at Fermi Lab. Collection consists of some
of Peter Limon's Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) Central Design Group
working papers. 1980-1990. Contact repository. 3 lin. ft. (6 boxes).

Oral history interviews with geoscientists, physicists and astronomers
involved in polar research in the 1950s through 1980s: Syun-Ichi Akasofu,
Stephen N. Barnes, John C. Behrendt, Carl S. Benson,Henry Brecher, Colin Bull, Gordon Cartwright, George
Cvijanovich, Joseph O. Fletcher, Nathaniel C. Gerson, Eugene LaFond, Arlo
Landolt, Harold Leinbach, William E. Long, J. McKim Malville,
Martin A. Pomerantz, Alan H. Shapley, Norbert Untersteiner,
James Van Allen, and John Weihaupt. Topics covered include
Arctic and Antarctic research in ionospheric physics, airglow and aurorae,
as well as aspects of glaciology, geology, meteorology, oceanography,
and astronomy, the development of the International Geophysical Year,
the Ohio State University Institute of Polar Studies, the University of
Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, and other polar research projects
and institutions, and personal biography and experiences. Most of the
interviews were conducted by Brian Shoemaker, with some by Karen Brewster,
Raimund E. Goerler or Laura Kissel. Transcripts. 1999-2001. Interviews
conducted through the Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program.

Papers of Robert H. (Robert Henry) Dicke, 1916-1997. Physicist,
educator, and author. Highly respected for his contributions to the study
of physics, astrophysics, and cosmology, Dicke was an early believer in
the Big Bang theory of the creation of the universe and postulated that
an echo of that event could still be detected through radio waves. A longtime
professor at Princeton University, Dicke conducted numerous experiments
in gravity and in his unsuccessful challenge of Albert Einstein's general
theory of relativity. Dicke held approximately fifty patents for his discoveries,
many of them pertaining to the development of radar. He was named the
Albert Einstein University Professor of Science at Princeton University
in 1975, becoming emeritus in 1984. His books include An Introduction
to Quantum Mechanics (1960), The Theoretical Significance of Experimental
Relativity (1964), and Gravitation and the Universe (1970).
Consists for the most part of professional correspondence and working
papers. In addition, there are his research/subject files concerning the
Office of Naval Research, NASA, the National Science Board, and the National
Science Foundation, as well as many other topics. 1939-1996. 17.5 lin.
ft. (30 archival boxes, 3 record center cartons).

Files of the Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope Project. The Hopkins
Ultraviolet Telescope (HUT) project was conceived, designed, and built
by astronomers and engineers at Johns Hopkins University to perform astronomical
observations in the far-ultraviolet portion of the electromagnetic spectrum.
HUT's primary purpose was to observe wavelengths of light that are too
short to be seen with the Hubble Space Telescope, although overlap was
provided to allow direct comparison. The telescope flew twice aboard the
space shuttle, once in December 1990 and again in March 1995. HUT has
been used to observe hundreds of objects, including stars, planets, and
quasars. The HUT was donated to the National Air and Space Museum in 2001,
and is currently part of the "Explore the Universe" Exhibition.
This collection consists of the central file for the HUT and documents
the technical history of the construction of this actual flight artifact.
Includes drawings, as well as project outlines, progress and status reports,
memorandums, summaries, schedules, and proposals. Ca. 1980-1989. 6 cu.
ft.

Correspondence, papers, and photographs of Joel Stebbins, 1878-1966.
Astronomer; professor of astronomy at the University of Illinois, 1903-1922;
professor, University of Wisconsin and Director of Washburn Observatory,
1922-1948; research associate at Lick Observatory from 1948. Ca. 1934-1959.
Collection partially processed. Contact repository. 2 lin. ft.

Research notes of Helen Wright (1914-) for her book, James
Lick's monument: the saga of Captain Richard Floyd and the building of
the Lick Observatory. Astronomer and author. Ca. 1850-1950. Collection
unprocessed. Contact repository. 12 binders, 4 packages, 27 folders of
correspondence, notes and papers.

Papers of Boris Garfinkel, 1904- . Boris Garfinkel was born in
Rjev, Russia on November 18, 1904. He earned a Ph.D. in astronomy from
Yale University in 1943. From 1946 to 1967 he worked in the Ballistic
Research Laboratories at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland, then
taught at Yale University as a senior research astronomer specializing
in celestial mechanics. Includes correspondence, writings, and research
notes, which document Boris Garfinkel's research and publications in astronomy.
Topics covered include Aberdeen Proving Ground, Yale University Department
of Astronomy, ballistics, and celestial mechanics. 1941-1992. Part of
Manuscript Group 1714; includes Accession 1999-M-117. 8.5 lin. ft. (6
boxes).